3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy
2011 1h 45m movie Film Hong Kong

3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy

3D肉蒲團之極樂寶鑑

Synopsis

3D肉蒲團之極樂寶鑑

Loosely based on a 17th century erotic Chinese story named The Carnal Prayer Mat, the story follows a young scholar named Yangsheng who gets married to the beautiful daughter of a local merchant. When their sex life proves unsatisfactory, Yangsheng leaves home and journeys to the Pavilion of Ultimate Bliss.

Audience Engagement

129
Reviews
84th
Review-volume percentile
100th
Popularity percentile

129 audience reviews — more than 84% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity (100th percentile) outruns review volume (84th) — a trending, discussed title among Hong Kong films.

The 2010–2012 Hong Kong Window

In the crowded 2010-2012 Hong Kong release window, 3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy sits at #42 of 57. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?
    #1

    How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?

    ★ 7.6 · 2010
  2. Echoes of the Rainbow
    #2

    Echoes of the Rainbow

    ★ 7.4 · 2010
  3. Three Sisters
    #3

    Three Sisters

    ★ 7.4 · 2012
  4. The Ditch
    #4

    The Ditch

    ★ 7.1 · 2010
  5. Bruce Lee, My Brother
    #5

    Bruce Lee, My Brother

    ★ 7.0 · 2010
  6. Love in a Puff
    #6

    Love in a Puff

    ★ 7.0 · 2010
  7. Fire of Conscience
    #7

    Fire of Conscience

    ★ 7.0 · 2010
  8. Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
    #8

    Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

    ★ 6.9 · 2010

The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Hong Kong, 166 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy premiered alongside 11 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$3.5M
Budget
$10.3M
Revenue
$6.8M
Net Profit
2.9×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 45m runtime, production spent $33K per minute on screen and earned $98K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 11 other Hong Kong films in 2011.

The 678th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).

Reception Benchmarks

5.3
TMDB Rating
129
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #729 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.0 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong History productions specifically: #21 of 21 (top 100%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, Mandarin
Production CompaniesOne Dollar Production Limited, Local Production, Film Workshop, Tai Seng Entertainment, Keyfilms Roma
Runtime1h 45m
Release DateApril 14, 2011
IMDbtt1365048